Uzbek leader hopes Mongolia will be among first candidates to join Shanghai bloc
Jun 10, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- [Correspondent] Bilateral dialogues, which take place within the framework of large forums, give an opportunity to review the priorities of interstate relations from the point of view of demands of modern times.
Today, at the Koksaroy residence, Uzbek President Islom Karimov met Mongolian President Tsahiagiyn Elbegdorj, who is taking part in the SCO summit in Tashkent as the head of an observer country.
[Islom Karimov] I want to note that this is your first visit to Uzbekistan as the president. I hope that this visit will allow you to familiarize yourself closer with the climate as well as reality of Uzbekistan. Your participation in the SCO [summit] enhances the SCO because with the adoption of the document on admitting members to the SCO, which we plan to consider during the session, we hope that Mongolia will be among the first candidates to the membership in the SCO. Because judging from a lot of factors and the mood of those SCO members with whom we have been working for many years, I can presume that the candidacy of Mongolia might be one of the most attractive ones.
[Tsahiagiyn Elbegdorj] Thanks for your invitation to take part in the SCO sessions and visit friendly Uzbekistan. We were greatly impressed by [Uzbekistan's] presidency in the SCO. We know that there were many initiatives that strengthened the international status of the SCO. Uzbekistan is a regional leader now in terms of rapid development and prosperity. Mongolia, my country, believes that Uzbekistan is a reliable partner.
[Passage omitted: Uzbek-Mongolian relations are based on mutual understanding, the correspondent says]
Source: Uzbek Television first channel, Tashkent, in Russian 1430 gmt 10 Jun 10
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Posted 12:17 PM ET
Today, at the Koksaroy residence, Uzbek President Islom Karimov met Mongolian President Tsahiagiyn Elbegdorj, who is taking part in the SCO summit in Tashkent as the head of an observer country.
[Islom Karimov] I want to note that this is your first visit to Uzbekistan as the president. I hope that this visit will allow you to familiarize yourself closer with the climate as well as reality of Uzbekistan. Your participation in the SCO [summit] enhances the SCO because with the adoption of the document on admitting members to the SCO, which we plan to consider during the session, we hope that Mongolia will be among the first candidates to the membership in the SCO. Because judging from a lot of factors and the mood of those SCO members with whom we have been working for many years, I can presume that the candidacy of Mongolia might be one of the most attractive ones.
[Tsahiagiyn Elbegdorj] Thanks for your invitation to take part in the SCO sessions and visit friendly Uzbekistan. We were greatly impressed by [Uzbekistan's] presidency in the SCO. We know that there were many initiatives that strengthened the international status of the SCO. Uzbekistan is a regional leader now in terms of rapid development and prosperity. Mongolia, my country, believes that Uzbekistan is a reliable partner.
[Passage omitted: Uzbek-Mongolian relations are based on mutual understanding, the correspondent says]
Source: Uzbek Television first channel, Tashkent, in Russian 1430 gmt 10 Jun 10
BBC Mon CAU AS1 AsPol 100610 sg/dia
BBC Monitoring. Copyright BBC.
Posted 12:17 PM ET
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